Breaking Down the 9/11 Ground Zero Workers Compensation Payouts
Projected pay-out ranges for illnesses suffered by most of the more than 10,000 injured Ground Zero workers under a proposed, $712.5 million settlement package that has yet to be approved by those workers:
Death — $66,085 to $1.84 million
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — $8,591 to $179,212
Interstitial Lung Disease — $17,182 to $919,038
Asthma/RADS — $6,420 to $781,182
Laryngitis/Pharyngitis — $6,420 to $14,934
Chronic Rhinosinusitis — $6,420 to $14,934
Upper Digestive — $6,420 to $17,921
Obstructive Sleep Apnea — $6,420 to $12,000
Cancer — $6,609 to $298,687
Restrictive Lung Disease — $6,420 to $14,934
Members of the class have to approve the settlement by 9/30 .